Anchorage Weather & Climate

United States of America

Anchorage sees feels-like daytime highs peak around 21.9°C in July and nighttime lows bottom out near -11.8°C in January. August is the wettest month (~77 mm), while February is the driest (~8 mm). For sunshine, March leads with about 47% clear skies.

Best time to visit Anchorage

Based on mild feels-like temperatures and low rain chances, the most comfortable months are July, June, and August — expect around 14.821.9°C with roughly 29% chance of rain on a given day in July.

Anchorage climate by month

MonthLow / High °CRain %RainfallClear skiesWind
January-11.8° / -7.5°4%10 mm41%10.3 kph
February-10.3° / -4.6°4%8 mm44%10.2 kph
March-6.7° / 0°6%8 mm47%9.7 kph
April-0.3° / 6.7°11%13 mm43%8.8 kph
May6.5° / 13.9°17%24 mm42%8 kph
June11.5° / 19.2°22%39 mm41%7.3 kph
July14.8° / 21.9°29%57 mm39%6.9 kph
August12.7° / 19.5°35%77 mm42%7.6 kph
September7.4° / 13.1°37%76 mm40%8.6 kph
October-0.5° / 4.5°26%51 mm43%8.9 kph
November-8.3° / -4°8%18 mm43%9.4 kph
December-11.6° / -6.7°4%10 mm39%10 kph

Feels-like temperatures from long-term historical data; ☀ marks the most comfortable months (mild temperatures, low rain).

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